On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 02:05:38PM +1000, Paul (NCC/CS). wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> i've really got to do something about this problem:
> 
> >>
> su init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/console, sleeping
> Mar 30 13:45:33 su last message repeated 4 times
> Mar 30 13:55:46 su last message repeated 18 times
> Mar 30 13:59:44 su last message repeated 7 times
> >>
> 
> something is not right here obviously.
> I read some threads on the mail archive but no lights have
> switched on for me yet.
> 
> Why does it say this and how do i fix it please?
> ( i'm running xdm ).

Are you also running xconsole or xterm -C ?
Also make sure X isn't running on ttyE0

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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